Frequently asked questions
Everything you might want to know about BUDDY AI.
What is BUDDY AI?
BUDDY AI is a next-generation, multimodal AI assistant and workspace for conversation, research, coding, creation, document analysis, agents and automation.
What can BUDDY AI do?
It can chat and reason, analyze files, research with citations, write and debug code, generate images, and complete multi-step goals as an autonomous agent.
Is BUDDY AI an AI assistant?
Yes — and more. It's a conversational assistant that also works as a research tool, coding assistant, image generator and autonomous agent.
Can BUDDY AI analyze files?
Yes. Upload PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, CSVs and images to summarize, extract data and ask questions grounded in them.
Can BUDDY AI write code?
Yes. A dedicated CODE mode generates, explains, refactors and debugs code across many languages, with a code artifact panel.
Can BUDDY AI perform research?
Yes. Research mode retrieves from multiple sources and answers with verifiable inline citations.
Can BUDDY AI generate images?
Yes. Generate images from text inline in chat or in Studio, and keep them in your library.
Can BUDDY AI create videos?
Not yet. A video engine is on the roadmap and is shown as configuration-required rather than faked until it is available.
What are BUDDY AI agents?
Agents turn a goal into a multi-step plan that BUDDY executes autonomously, pausing for your approval on high-impact actions and producing real artifacts.
Does BUDDY AI support integrations?
BUDDY Connect for services like Google, GitHub and Slack is on the roadmap and requires configuration. Unconfigured integrations are shown honestly, never simulated.
Is BUDDY AI available on mobile?
Yes. BUDDY AI is a responsive web application that works across phones, tablets and desktops.
How does BUDDY AI protect user data?
Your data is isolated to your account, provider secrets are never exposed to clients, activity is audit-logged, memory is user-controlled, and a unified safety policy applies across the product.